My Favorite Movies, Categorized

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Notes:

• Each movie is in the category it seems to fit best, for brevity.
• I tried to keep the total number of categories small.
• The categories are listed alphabetically, as I do not want to try to rank them.
• I know that this process has many imperfections.
• My work includes, as always, a measure of facetiousness.

The Dark Comedy

in which there is comedy and darkness.

• Clue

The Dramatic Mystery

in which hidden connections unfold at and beyond the climax.

• Fermat's Room
• Hero
• The Informant!
• Insomnia
• Memento
• Michael Clayton
• The Prestige
• The Thomas Crown Affair

The End of Society

in which humanity gets what it deserves.

• The Animatrix
• Battle Royale
• The Chumscrubber
• The Matrix
• The Matrix Reloaded
• The Matrix Revolutions
• V for Vendetta

The Melancholic Romance

in which everyone is happy for a while, and then the movie ends.

• Donnie Darko
• The Fountain
• The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
• Rocket Science

The Moralistic Tale

in which the powers of truth, love, music, and freedom combine to defeat evil.

• Good Night, and Good Luck.
• Interstella 5555
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Thank You for Smoking

The Psychological Adventure

in which the characters' histories are as important as current events.

• American History X
• Batman Begins
• i ♥ huckabees
• Inception